Kantaru Rajeevaru vs Indian Young Lawyers Association … on 16 February, 2026

Supreme Court – Daily Orders

Kantaru Rajeevaru vs Indian Young Lawyers Association … on 16 February, 2026

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     ITEM NO.44                       COURT NO.1                SECTION PIL-W

                            S U P R E M E C O U R T O F     I N D I A
                                    RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

                         R.P.(C) No. 3358/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28-09-2018
     in W.P.(C) No.373/2006 passed by the Supreme Court of India]

     KANTARU RAJEEVARU                                           Petitioner(s)

                                             VERSUS

     INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION THR.ITS GENERAL SECRETARY MS.
     BHAKTI PASRIJA AND ORS.Respondent(s)

     [TO BE TAKEN UP AT TOP OF THE BOARD]
     IA No. 184901/2019 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
     IA No. 148814/2018 - EX-PARTE STAY
     IA No. 5557/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 60143/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 5551/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 57563/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 29712/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 5507/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 19468/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 5347/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 10234/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 77953/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 7602/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 191383/2019 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 5719/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 5685/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 61347/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
     IA No. 2927/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
     IA No. 90105/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
     IA No. 61348/2020 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
     WITH
     Diary No(s). 38136/2018 (PIL-W)
     FOR EX-PARTE STAY ON IA 147553/2018
     FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
     147556/2018
     FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
     147560/2018
     IA No. 147556/2018 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
     PETITION
Signature Not Verified


     IA No. 147553/2018 - EX-PARTE STAY
Digitally signed by
SATISH KUMAR YADAV
Date: 2026.02.18
15:37:16 IST

     IA No. 147560/2018 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
Reason:



     JUDGMENT

R.P.(C) No. 3449/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION ON IA 12640/2019
FOR impleading party ON IA 12642/2019
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FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 12642/2019
FOR impleading party ON IA 13067/2019
FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 13067/2019
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION ON IA 13069/2019
IA No. 13069/2019 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 12640/2019 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 13067/2019 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 12642/2019 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
W.P.(C) No. 1285/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION ON IA 161415/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA
161417/2018
IA No. 161415/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 161417/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
R.P.(C) No. 3470/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
IA
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
159846/2018
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
159847/2018
FOR APPOINTMENT OF COMMR./RECEIVER ON IA 159851/2018
IA No. 159851/2018 – APPOINTMENT OF COMMR./RECEIVER
IA No. 159847/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
Diary No(s). 40191/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
154302/2018
IA No. 154302/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40405/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
156986/2018
IA No. 156986/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40570/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
155898/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 155899/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
155904/2018
IA No. 155904/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 155898/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 155899/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
W.P.(C) No. 1339/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 159262/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA
166074/2018
IA No. 159262/2018 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 166074/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
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R.P.(C) No. 3473/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
159854/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
159855/2018
IA No. 159855/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 42085/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
161182/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
161184/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
161187/2018
IA No. 161182/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 161187/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 12161/2019 (PIL-W)
W.P.(C) No. 740/1986 (X)
IA No. 151454/2022 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
IA No. 2/2002 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 5/2005 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
Crl.A. No. 39/1991 (II-E)
SLP(C) No. 18889/2012 (III-B)
IA No.114561/2017-INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No.114567/2017-
INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No.114574/2017-INTERVENTION
APPLICATION
IA No. 20/2013 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 114567/2017 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 114561/2017 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 3/2013 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 114574/2017 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 22/2014 – PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES
IA No. 21/2013 – PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES
IA No. 19/2013 – PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES
W.P.(C) No. 286/2017 (PIL-W)
R.P.(C) No. 3359/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR INTERVENTION APPLICATION ON IA 151061/2018
IA No. 151061/2018 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
Diary No(s). 37946/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
146913/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
146914/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 146915/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
146916/2018
IA No. 146916/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 146913/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 146915/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
R.P.(C) No. 3469/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
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FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
147148/2018
Diary No(s). 38135/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
147520/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
147521/2018
IA No. 147521/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
R.P.(C) No. 3380/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
IA
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 149541/2018
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
155358/2018
IA No. 155358/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
R.P.(C) No. 3379/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
IA
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 149566/2018
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
155361/2018
IA No. 155361/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
R.P.(C) No. 3444/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 149630/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 149635/2018
IA No. 149635/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
R.P.(C) No. 3462/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 188613/2019
IA No. 188613/2019 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
Diary No(s). 38764/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
149870/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
149892/2018
IA No. 149870/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 38769/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 149908/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
155639/2018
IA No. 155639/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 38907/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
150424/2018
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 150428/2018
IA No. 150424/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
R.P.(C) No. 3377/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
IA
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 150669/2018
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
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155353/2018
IA No. 155353/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
Diary No(s). 39023/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
150868/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA
20681/2019
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 20683/2019
IA No. 150868/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 20683/2019 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 20681/2019 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
Diary No(s). 39135/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
150947/2018
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 150948/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS ON IA 160906/2018

FOR ON IA 160906/2018
IA No. 150947/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 160906/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
Diary No(s). 39248/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
151213/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
151214/2018
IA No. 151213/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 39258/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
151240/2018
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 151248/2018
IA No. 151240/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 39317/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
151375/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
151376/2018
IA No. 151375/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
W.P.(C) No. 1323/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 156782/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA
19542/2019
IA No. 156782/2018 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 19542/2019 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
W.P.(C) No. 1305/2018 (X)
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FOR APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS ON IA 154313/2018
FOR RECALLING THE COURTS ORDER ON IA 23873/2019
IA No. 154313/2018 – APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 23873/2019 – RECALLING THE COURTS ORDER
Diary No(s). 39642/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
152356/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
152366/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS ON IA 152375/2018

FOR ON IA 152375/2018
IA No. 152356/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 152375/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
R.P.(C) No. 3381/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION
Diary No(s). 40056/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
153708/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
153710/2018
FOR EX-PARTE STAY ON IA 153714/2018
IA No. 153708/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 153714/2018 – EX-PARTE STAY
Diary No(s). 40681/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
156217/2018
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 156218/2018
IA No. 156217/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40713/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
156339/2018
IA No. 156339/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40840/2018 (PIL-W)
IA No. 157004/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40885/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157171/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157172/2018
IA No. 157171/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 157172/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 40887/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 157177/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157180/2018
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IA No. 157180/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40888/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157184/2018
IA No. 157184/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40898/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157231/2018
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 157232/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 157238/2018
IA No. 157231/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 157238/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
R.P.(C) No. 3457/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 157246/2018
Diary No(s). 40910/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 157266/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157271/2018
IA No. 157271/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40924/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157302/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
157303/2018
IA No. 157302/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 40929/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157304/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
157305/2018
IA No. 157304/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
Diary No(s). 41005/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 157490/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157493/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157495/2018
IA No. 157493/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 157495/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 41091/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
157744/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
159266/2018
FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS ON IA 159342/2018
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FOR ON IA 159342/2018
IA No. 157744/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 159266/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 159342/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES
Diary No(s). 41264/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
158344/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
158346/2018
IA No. 158344/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 158346/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 41395/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
158845/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 158849/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
158854/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
158855/2018
IA No. 158854/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 158855/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 158845/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 158849/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
Diary No(s). 41586/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
159837/2018
FOR STAY APPLICATION ON IA 159838/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
159839/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
159841/2018
IA No. 159839/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 159841/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 159837/2018 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 159838/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
R.P.(C) No. 3480/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
160743/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
160745/2018
IA No. 160745/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 41896/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
160768/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
160769/2018
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IA No. 160768/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 160769/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 42264/2018 (PIL-W)
IA No. 161648/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 161649/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 161651/2018 – PERMISSION TO FILE SLP WITHOUT CERTIFIED/PLAIN
COPY OF IMPUGNED ORDER
IA No. 161650/2018 – STAY APPLICATION
Diary No(s). 42337/2018 (PIL-W)
IA No. 161855/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 161857/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
MA 3113/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION ON IA 165960/2018
IA No. 165960/2018 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
Diary No(s). 44021/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
169213/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING ON IA 169218/2018
IA No. 169213/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 169218/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING
Diary No(s). 44991/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
173678/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
173684/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
173685/2018
IA No. 173678/2018 – APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN
OPEN COURT
IA No. 173684/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 173685/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 46720/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
181574/2018
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
181578/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
181581/2018
IA No. 181578/2018 – APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN
OPEN COURT
IA No. 181574/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 181581/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 47720/2018 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
184745/2018
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA
184747/2018
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IA No. 184745/2018 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 184747/2018 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 2252/2019 (PIL-W)
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
9609/2019
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
9611/2019
FOR ORAL HEARING ON IA 9614/2019
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA 9617/2019
IA No. 9611/2019 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 9617/2019 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 9609/2019 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 9614/2019 – ORAL HEARING
R.P.(C) No. 345/2019 in W.P.(C) No. 373/2006 (PIL-W)
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA 19017/2019

FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
19518/2019
IA No. 19518/2019 – APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN
COURT
IA No. 19017/2019 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
Diary No(s). 2998/2019 (PIL-W)
FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW PETITION ON IA
13217/2019
FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA
13221/2019
FOR APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN COURT ON IA
13225/2019
FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION ON IA 13229/2019

FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING PAPER BOOKS ON IA 13676/2019
IA No. 13225/2019 – APPLICATION FOR LISTING REVIEW PETITION IN OPEN
COURT
IA No. 13217/2019 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE REVIEW
PETITION
IA No. 13229/2019 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING REVIEW PETITION
IA No. 13221/2019 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
JUDGMENT
IA No. 13676/2019 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING PAPER BOOKS
W.P.(C) No. 472/2019 (PIL-W)
IA No. 18125/2020 – APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 60456/2019 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 16483/2020 – INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 72447/2019 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT

Date : 16-02-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI
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For Petitioner(s) Dr. Shine P Sasidhar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, AOR
Mr. VR Raman, Adv.

Mrs. Santhanalakshmi, Adv.

Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. P. V. Yogeswaran, AOR
Mr. Ashish Kumar Upadhyay, Adv.
Mr. Y. Lokesh, Adv.

Mr. V. Kandha Prabhu, Adv.
Ms. Dhatri Singh, Adv.
Ms. Maitri Goal, Adv.
Mr. L. R. Venkatesan, Adv.
Mr. Guneswaran Pv, Adv.
Ms. Suchismita Bhuyan, Adv.
Ms. Bhavini Kapoor, Adv.

Mr. Gopal Sankara Narayanan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. P Chitamaresh, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Usha Nandini V., AOR
Mr. Jayant Muthuraj, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Biju P Raman, Adv.
Mr. John Thomas Arakal, Adv.
Ms. Nandana Harikrishnan, Adv.

Mr. Gopal Sankarnarayan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Biju P Raman, AOR
Mr. John Thomas Arakal, Adv.
Ms. Nandana Harikrishnan, Adv.
Mr. Badri Venkata Reddi, Adv.

Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Abhilash M. R, Adv.
Mr. Sayooj Mohandas M, Adv.
Ms. Manjari Singh, Adv.
Ms. Ann Melvin, Adv.

Mr. Vishal Arun, AOR

Mr. Davius Khambata, Sr.Adv.
Ms. Indira Jaisingh, Sr.Adv.
Mr. R̥avindra Srivastava, Sr.Adv.
Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr.Adv.
Ms. Nina Nariman, Adv.
Mrs. Shiraz Contractor Patodia, AOR
Mr. Ashish Singh, Adv.
Ms. Divya Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Juhi Chawla, Adv.
Mr. Mayank Singhal, Adv.

Mr. Raju Ramachandran, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar, Sr. Adv.

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Ms. Nandini Gore, Adv.
Mr. Arjun Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Shruti Narayan, Adv.
Mr. Akhil Roy, Adv.

Ms. Prerna Shaha, Adv.
Mr. Pranav Garg, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Sidhra, Adv.
Mr. Nadeem Afroz, Adv.
For M/S. Karanjawala & Co., AOR

Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Suvidutt M.S., AOR
Ms. Deepika Singh, Adv.
Ms. Disha Puri, Adv.

Ms. Shaktiki Sharma, Adv.

Mr. J Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv.
Mr. K. V. Muthu Kumar, AOR
Ms. Anu B, Adv.

Mr. C.N. Sreekumar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. T. G. Narayanan Nair, AOR
Ms. Priya Balakrishnan, Adv.
Ms. Samyuktha H. Nair, Adv.
Ms. Samyuktha H Nair, Adv.

Mr. Renjith B Marar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Robin Khokhar, AOR
Mr. Ram Bhadauria, Adv.
Ms. Ritu Reniwal, Adv.
Mr. B.N. Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Ramesh Babu M. R., AOR
Mr. T. R. B. Sivakumar, AOR

Ms. Malini Poduval, AOR
Ms. Babita Sant, Adv.
Mr. Savyasachi Narayanan, Adv.

Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Narendra Kumar Goyal, Adv.
Mr. Harsh Chaturvedi, Adv.
Mr. Kadam Hans, Adv.

Mr. Ak Chaturvedi, Adv.
Ms. Anushka Mamgain, Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Adv.
Mr. Naveen Yadav, Adv.
Ms. Kajal Rani, Adv.

Ms. Komal Singh, Adv.
For M/S. Mukesh Kumar Singh And Co., AOR
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Mr. P.S. Sudheer, AOR
Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv.
Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv.
Mr. Jai Govind M J, Adv.
Mr. Jashan Vir Singh, Adv.

Mr. A. Raghunath, AOR
Mr. Vishnu Shankar Jain, AOR

Mr. V. K. Biju, AOR
Mr. Atul Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. M. T. George, AOR
Mr. Shishir Pinaki, AOR

Mr. Yashaswi Sk Chocksey, Adv.
Mr. Krishna Kumar Singh, AOR

Mr. Jose Abraham, AOR
Mr. G Anto Robert, Adv.
Mr. Basil Jaison, Adv.
Mr. George Ninan George, Adv.

Ms. Pooja Dhar, Adv.

Mr. Abir Phukan, Adv.
Mr. V. Shyamohan, Adv.
Ms. Sradhaxna Mudrika, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Agarwal, Adv.
For M/S. Kmnp Law Aor, AOR

Mr. Parijat Kishore, AOR

Mr. Renjith B. Marar, Adv.
Ms. Lakshmi N. Kaimal, AOR
Mr. Arun Poomulli, Adv.
Mr. Harsh Vardhan Shyam, Adv.
Mr. Jeby Mather, Adv.

Mr. K. Rajeev, AOR
Ms. Niveditha R Menon, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Verma, Adv.
Mr. Tarun Kumar, Adv.

Dr. G. Sivabalamurugan, AOR
Mr. Selvaraj Mahendran, Adv.
Mr. Hari Krishnan Pv, Adv.
Mr. Dhass Prathap Singh Vm, Adv.
Ms. Heena, Adv.

Ms. Shobha Ramamoorthy, AOR
Mr. Shilp Vinod, Adv.

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Mr. Gokulakrisnan, Adv.
Ms. Supriya, Adv.

Mr. Piyush Dwivedi, AOR

Mr. Rabin Majumder, AOR

Petitioner-in-person

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AOR

Mr. K.V. Balakrishanan, Adv.
Mr. Devesh Kr. Khanduri, Adv.

Mr. Rohan Thawani, Adv.
Mr. V. Shyamohan, AOR
Ms. Sradhaxna Mudrika, Adv.
Ms. Priyanka Agarwal, Adv.

Mr. M. A. Chinnasamy, AOR
Mr. C Raghavendren, Adv.
Mrs. C Rubavathi, Adv.
Mr. Ch. Leela Sarveswar, Adv.
Mr. M Vishnu Venkatesh, Adv.

Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, AOR
Mr. Santosh Kumar Vishwakarma, Adv.

Dr. Shine P. Shasidhar, Adv.
Mr. Vr Raman, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AOR

Mr. Anoop Prakash Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Shubham Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Rushikanta Dash, Adv.
Ms. Jasleen Kaur, Adv.

Ms. Aswathi M.K., AOR

Mr. Rajeev Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Sanand Ramakrishnan, AOR
Mr. Thomas Martin K, Adv.
Mr. Sunil Narayanan, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh K. Giri, AOR
Mr. Mandaar Mukesh Giri, Adv.
Mr. Pranjal Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Prachi Bajpai, AOR

Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Ms. Anzu K. Varkey, Adv.

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Mr. Sankalp Goswami, Adv.
Mr. Azhar Alam, Adv.

Ms. B. Vijayalakshmi Menon, AOR

Mr. C.R. Jaya Sukin, Adv.
Ms. Divya Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Yashika Anand, Adv.
Ms. Priya Rani, Adv.

Mr. Gajendiran G, Adv.
Mr. Srinivas Rao, Adv.
Mr. Narender Kumar Verma, AOR

Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Mr. Rakesh Panicker N.P, Adv.

Mr. Anish R. Shah, AOR

Mr. P.R.Kovilan Poongkutran, Adv.
Mrs. Geetha Kovilan, AOR

Mr. Vinodh Kanna B, Adv.
Mr. Thilagavathi, Adv.
Mr. Ranjan Kumar, AOR
Mr. Kapil Dev Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Rohini Kumar, Adv.

Mrs. Manik Karanjawala, AOR

Mr. Kamal Mohan Gupta, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Adv.

Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR

Mr. Raju Ramachandran, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Gopal Subramanium, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar, Sr. Adv.
Mrs. Sonia Nigam, Adv.
Mr. Malcolm Siganporia, Adv.
Ms. Nandini Gore, Adv.
Mr. Debmalya Banerjee, Adv.
Ms. Gauri Subramanium, Adv.

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Mr. Arjun Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Rohan Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Shruti Narayan, Adv.
Mr. Vipul Pathak, Adv.
Ms. Prerna Shaha, Adv.
Mr. Akhil Roy, Adv.

Ms. Liza Vohra, Adv.

Mr. Pranav Garg, Adv.
Mr. Jayavardhan Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Sidhra, Adv.
Mr. Adnan Yousef, Adv.
Mr. Nadeem Afroz, Adv.
Mr. Joel George, Adv.
For M/S. Karanjawala & Co., AOR

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Shachi Udeshi, Adv.
Mr. Dharav Shah, Adv.
Ms. Apoorva Kaushik, Adv.
Mr. Nidhiram, Adv.

Mr. Shubham Saini, Adv.
Mr. Uday Mathur, Adv.
Mr. Pranaya Goyal, AOR
Mr. Nizam Pasha, Adv.
Ms. Divya Roy, AOR
Ms. Sansriti Pathak, AOR

Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Prashant Padmanabhan, AOR
Ms. Disha Wadekar, Adv.
Mr. Parasnath Singh, Adv.

Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR
Mr. Ravi Chandra Prakash, Adv.
Ms. Vani Vyas, Adv.

Mr. Prakhar Singh, Adv.

Mr. Guru Krishnan Kumar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Shyam Mehta, Sr. Adv.
Mr. E R Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Sameer Parekh, Adv.
Mr. Ashok Kumar Jain, Adv.
Mr. Abeezar Faizullabhoy, Adv.
Mr. D.P. Mohanty, Adv.
Ms. Sonal Gupta, Adv.
Mr. Murtaza Kachwala, Adv.
Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Thakral, Adv.
Ms. Sreeparna Basak, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Baid, Adv.
Ms. Apurba Pattanayak, Adv.
Ms. Sharen Joel, Adv.

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Ms. Ruchi Krishna Chauhan, Adv.
Ms. Suvasita Chopra, Adv.
Mr. Dilpreet Singh Dardi, Adv.
Ms. Akshita Dogra, Adv.
For M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR

Mr. P V Surendranath, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Resmitha R. Chandran, AOR
Mr. Subhash Chandran Kr, Adv.
Mr. Sawan Shukla, Adv.
Ms. Lekha Sudhakaran, Adv.

Mr. J. Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Suvidutt M.s., AOR
Ms. Deepika Singh, Adv.
Ms. Disha Puri, Adv.

Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR

Mr. M.R. Shamshad, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, AOR
Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Adv.
Ms. Akanksha Rai, Adv.
Ms. Gurneet Kaur, Adv.

Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Sr.Adv.
Ms. Anna Oommen, Adv.
Ms. Sumita Hazarika, Adv.

Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury, AOR

M/S. Lawyer S Knit & Co, AOR

Mr. Sandeep Narain, Adv.
Mr. Abeezar Faizullabhoy, Adv.
Mr. Murtaza Kachwalla, Adv.
Mr. Moinuddin Algaus Shaikh, Adv.
Ms. Kanak Malik, Adv.
For M/S. S. Narain & Co., AOR

Mr. R. P. Gupta, AOR

Mr. Syed Ahmed Saud, Adv.
Mr. Mohd. Parvez Dabas, Adv.
Mr. Daanish Ahmed Syed, Adv.
Mr. Uzmi Jameel Husain, Adv.
Mr. Aqib Baig, Adv.

Mr. Mohd. Shahib, Adv.
Mr. Mohammad Aadil Khan, Adv.
For M/s Shakil Ahmad Syed, AOR
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Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR

Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR

Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR
Ms. Meena K. Poulose, Adv.

Ms. G. Indira, AOR
Mr. P Gandepan, Adv.

Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Adv.
Ms. Yashi Jain, Adv.

Ms. Anjali Singh, Adv.
Ms. Raniba Pangnila, Adv.
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Choudhry, AOR

Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR

Mr. K. V. Muthu Kumar, AOR
Ms. Sarita Kanwar, Adv.

Mr. Md. Nizamuddin Pasha, Adv.
Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, AOR
Mr. Yuvraj Kashyap, Adv.

Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR

Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, AOR

Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv.
Mr. Farrukh Rasheed, AOR

Mrs. Rekha Pandey, AOR

Mr. R. C. Kaushik, AOR

Ms. Savita Singh, AOR
Mr. Sujeet Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Preet Pal Singh, AOR

Ms. Divya Jyoti Singh, AOR

Mr. S.S. Shroff, AOR

Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR
Mr. Sudhanshu Tewari, Adv.

Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Bhakti Pasrija, Adv.
Mr. Tarun Bhati, Adv.
Mr. Vikash Kumar, Adv.

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Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, AOR
Mr. D V Singh, Adv.

Mr. Maninder Dubey, Adv.

Dr. P Shine Shasidhar, Adv.
Mr. Vr Raman, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AOR

Mr. Vivek Jain, AOR
Ms. Suchitra Kumbhat, Adv.
Mr. Sadiq Noor, Adv.

Mr. Rohit H. Nair, Adv.
Ms. Benila BM, Adv.

Mr. Venkita Subramoniam T.R, AOR

Ms. Praseena Elizabeth Joseph, AOR

Mr. Mathew J. Nedumpara, Adv.

Mr. Haris Beeran, Adv.
Mr. Azhar A., Adv.

Ms. Rizwana R.Raj, Adv.
Mr. Anand B.Menon, Adv.
Ms. Pallavi Pratap, AOR

Mr. V.R.S. Subramaniam, Adv.
Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv.
Mr. Amit Kumar Chawla, Ādv.
Ms. Niharika Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Anupam Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Jogender Kumar, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R

1. Pursuant to the reference order dated 14.11.2019, a Nine-

Judge Bench was constituted to consider the questions referred
therein. Objections were thereafter raised questioning the very
maintainability of that reference. This issue was conclusively
determined by this Court vide judgment and order dated 10.02.2020,
whereby the Nine-Judge Bench opined that this Court can refer
questions to a larger Bench even while exercising its review
jurisdiction. Accordingly, the issue re: the maintainability of
reference has attained finality and need not detain us at this
stage.

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2. Before deciding the question of maintainability, this
Court also formulated the following substantive questions of law:

(i) What is the scope and ambit of right to freedom of
religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?

(ii) What is the inter-play between the rights of persons
under Article 25 of the Constitution of India and rights
of religious denomination under Article 26 of the
Constitution of India?

(iii) Whether the rights of a religious denomination under
Article 26 of the Constitution of India are subject to
other provisions of Part III of the Constitution of
India apart from public order, morality and health?

(iv) What is the scope and extent of the word ‘morality’
under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India
and whether it is meant to include Constitutional
morality?

(v) What is the scope and extent of judicial review with
regard to a religious practice as referred to in Article
25 of the Constitution of India?

(vi) What is the meaning of expression “Sections of Hindus”
occurring in Article 25 (2) (b) of the Constitution of
India?

(vii) Whether a person not belonging to a religious
denomination or religious group can question a practice
of that religious denomination or religious group by
filing a PIL?

3. In this light, and with a view to finally lay to rest the
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questions of law that remain pending in these matters, we direct
the parties to file their written submissions on or before
14.03.2026.

4. Ms. Shaswati Parhi, Advocate would act as a Nodal Counsel
on behalf of the original writ petitioners (now contesting
respondents) and other parties supporting the stand of these
respondents.

5. Mr. Krishna Kumar Singh, Advocate-on-Record, would act as
the Nodal Counsel on behalf of the review petitioners and also
those parties supporting the stand of the review petitioners.

6. Mr. K. Parameshwar, learned Senior Counsel and Mr. Shivam
Singh, learned counsel are appointed as the amicus curiae to assist
the Court. Mr. Shivam Singh, learned counsel, shall, in this
regard, prepare the written submissions keeping the stand taken by
all the parties before this Court.

7. A Nine-Judge Bench to be constituted separately by
Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India, through an administrative
order, shall commence hearing in these matters on 07.04.2026 at
10.30 A.M.

8. The review petitioners or the parties supporting them
shall be heard from 07.04.2026 to 09.04.2026. The original writ
petitioners/opposing the review petitioners or those supporting
them shall be heard from 14.04.2026 to 16.04.2026. The rejoinder
submissions, if any, shall be heard on 21.04.2026, followed by the
final and concluding submissions by the learned amicus curiae,
which are expected to be over by 22.04.2026.

9. We lay emphasis that the parties shall adhere to the
above time-schedule. Learned Nodal Counsels, in consultation with
the arguing counsels of the parties, shall prepare their internal
arrangement so that the oral submissions from both sides can be
concluded within the stipulated time-line.

10. The additional issues that may arise for consideration in
the other connected matters attached to the lead case shall be
considered and formulated, if need be, before commencement of
hearing in those batches.

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11. The parties shall follow the Circular
No.F.No.9/Judl./2024, dated 03.04.2024, issued by the Registry
while making compilation of the volumes, and other miscellaneous
directions.

12. All interlocutory applications seeking early hearing are
disposed of accordingly.

13. All interlocutory applications seeking
intervention/impleadment are disposed of with liberty to such
applicants to assist the Nine-Judge Bench at the time of final
hearing.

14. The Nodal Counsel(s) attached with the learned amicus
curiae shall prepare a common compilation.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (PREETHI T.C.)
ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR